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- Fencing is a sport that includes striking your opponent with a bladed weapon.
- Fencing was one of the few sports to be included in the first modern Olympic Games, and one of five sports that has been included in every Olympic Games since.
- Spanish fencing was being practised in the 13th and 14th centuries, and it is from this that modern fencing is derived.
- There are three main types of fencing weapons: the foil, sabreo or the épée. The blades are flexible and blunt or flattened so they do not harm the opponent.
- The fencing uniform includes a jacket, a plastron (an underarm protector), a glove, breeches and a mask.
Fencing
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- The fencing uniform typically is made from cotton or nylon mixed with polyethylene, so that it is resistant to sword penetration.
- In the United States and European countries, fencing is a popular sport in some schools and universities and students have the opportunity to compete in the World University Games.
- In fencing competitions, weapons with electronic sensors are used to make scoring more accurate.
- Fencing is regarded as a sport safer than golf, and people are at the most risk when a weapon breaks.
- In fencing competitions, two people generally move back and fourth on a 1.4 by 13 meter(6 by 44 feet) strip, attempting to strike one another.
Bibliography:
Fencing 2 February 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing>
